Richie Porte (BMC Racing Team) claimed his first stage win at the Critérium du Dauphiné, confirming he's the world's number one stage race rider this year after he won the Santos Tour Down Under and the Tour de Romandie as well as the queen stage of Paris-Nice. He time trialed twelve seconds faster than world champion Tony Martin but in the overall ranking, he remained 27 seconds down on race leader Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) who defended himself very well with a top 10 finish against...

“I didn't expect to win today and certainly not by this much onto the other GC contenders. I really worked hard on my time trial this year. I hadn't ridden any time trial for a long time, so I'm really happy with what I did today. Of course it's always nice to win races. Winning a time trial probably gives even more confidence. I'm happy with where I am at so close to the Tour de France. With a bit of luck, it can be a good Tour de France for me this year. The team has put a lot of faith...